Everfest acquires competitor, San Francisco's Fest300
Austin-based Everfest, the online go-to for festival news and community, announced Tuesday the acquisition of Fest300, a magazine highlighting the world's 300 best festivals from religious pilgrimages to EDM events. The two sites will combine under the Everfest domain and continue the annual Fest300 awards going forward. [Press Release]
TheChive lands deal with Royal Caribbean Cruises
On Tuesday, Resignation Media, operator of the humor and entertainment website theChive, shared it's recent deal with Royal Caribbean Cruises to distribute its videos on the company's ships. The company, founded in 2008 in L.A., moved its headquarters to Austin in August 2014. [Austin Business Journal]
Perk sells Corona Labs after acquiring it a year ago
The Rewarded Engagement Platform, Perk, completed the sale of of Corona Labs, a 2D game and app development company, on Friday, Sept. 15, after purchasing it in 2015 for its large pool of third party app developers. Perk will continue a strategic partnership with Corona Labs, as the exclusive rewards platform for Corona’s community of 300,000 plus developers worldwide, and Corona's CEO Roj Niyogi purchased the company back from Perk. [Business Wire]
Turnkey plans expansion of four more office locations
Turnkey, the online developer for tools supporting rental property managers and owners, announced last week its plans to open four new offices in Fort Lauderdale, Big Bear, Puget Sound, and Boothbay Harbor. The expansion follows March's $10 million round of financing. [Austin Business Journal]
Accruent acquires BIGCenter
The Austin-based real estate solutions developer Accruent acquired BIGCenter, a provider of Integrated Workplace Management Systems, from Cushman and Wakefield, a global real estate services firm. Accruent will work closely with Cushman and Wakefield to support existing clients, advance BIGCenter's solutions and increase new users. [Press Release]
Vista Equity Partner acquires security startup for $1.6B
Austin-based Vista Equity Partners reached a deal to acquire the Silicon Valley security startup Infoblox for $1.6 billion. Since the news of the acquisition, Infoblox's stock increased by over 16 percent, more than 73 percent higher than its stock value reported in May this year before news hit of a private buyout offer. [Fortune]
Launch Marketing celebrates 15-year milestone and new VP
Launch Marketing, a boutique business-to-business turnkey marketing firm supporting a heavy startup client base, announced its 15-year anniversary, providing services to over 150 clients in technology. With continued growth, the company announced the addition of Melinda Armstrong to the executive management team as Vice President of Client Services. [Press Release]
Data Foundry to break ground on 40-acre site
Austin-based Data Foundry Inc. will begin construction this quarter on its third Austin location in Southeast Austin at 4100 Smith School Road. The campus will include a 325,000-square-foot data center facility valued at $200 million. The project, set to meet the growing demand for premium colocation, is estimated to be completed by third quarter in 2017. [Press Release]
Austin tech CEO partners with UN for gender equality
William Hurley, the CEO of Honest Dollar, a software program helping small businesses manage individual retirement plans, has joined an international initiative with United Nations Women and the International Telecommunication Union to form the Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age. His role will play a part in global outreach and engagement. [Austin Business Journal]
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